LEGO barely needs any introduction. The Danish brand has built an empire of bricks that the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt would be envious of. The world of LEGO is vast, but we are focusing on the car sets here, and that doesn’t mean there are slim pickings.
There are a great many LEGO car sets to choose from that range from the basic Creator 3-in91 and Speed Champions sets, all the way up to the highly detailed Technic sets.
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1. LEGO Technic sets
2. LEGO Technic Control sets
3. LEGO Creator Expert sets
4. LEGO Speed Champions sets
5. LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets
Our favourite LEGO car kits
Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3
Price: RRP £249.99 (was £389.99) | VIEW OFFER
The 1:8 scale LEGO Ferrari Daytona SP3; a flawless collaboration between Ferrari’s engineering team and the brilliant designers at LEGO culminates in a spectacular building experience that’ll captivate any Ferrari aficionado. With true steering mechanics, chrome-painted wheels, an 8-speed sequential gearbox with a paddle shifter and a fantastic recreation of a V12 engine (including pumping pistons) – the brilliance of Ferrari’s upcoming 2023 supercar has well and truly been captured in glorious LEGO.
Measuring 60cm long, 25cm wide and 14cm high, this monstrously massive display piece is the perfect labour of love to proudly adorn in a display case or supercar shrine.
Pros
Stunningly accurate detail
Wondrous complex Technic functionality
Excellent display versatility
Cons
Fairly expensive set
Often complex instructions may prove difficult for inexperienced builders
Technic Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 Race Car
Price: RRP £292.49 (was £390) | VIEW OFFER
This is one of the flagship Technic sets. At 3,696 pieces, this is not a quick or easy build, partly due to the fact you’ll be reluctant to take it out of the wonderful packaging. This is certainly a set for enthusiasts and collectors who will appreciate the attention to detail. The 1:8 scale Lamborghini Sian’s V12 is connected to a proper gearbox and has moving pistons. You can also open the doors, turn the wheels, and adjust the rear spoiler. Once you’ve completed the kit, there is a little display plate to sit with the car.
Pros
Adjustable spoiler
Opening doors and turning wheels
Display plate supplied
Cons
High price but worth it for enthusiasts
Technic Bugatti Chiron
Price: RRP £319.99 | VIEW OFFER
We couldn’t have a list of the best LEGO kits without featuring this one. The Technic Chiron is a 1:8-scale, 3,599-piece kit with some pretty sweet features and includes all 16 cylinders. Each kit has a unique serial number, the W16 engine is put together in minute detail and there’s even a ‘top speed key’ that changes the angle of the rear wing. More importantly, LEGO and Bugatti went one step better – making a life-sized version of the Chiron that was driveable.
Pros
Includes all 16 cylinders of the W-16 engine
Cool features
Cons
With this high price, it’s one for the specialists
Technic Ferrari 488 GTE AF Corse #51
Price: RRP £139.60 (Prime) | VIEW OFFER
Launched in January 2021, this is a take on the Ferrari 488 GTE that kicked off its success in 2016 by winning the World Endurance Car championship. In true Technic tradition, the 488 GTE has an exterior design that accurately mimics that of the actual racer. Underneath, there is proper suspension and moving pistons inside the stunning Maranello V8. There is also the detailed interior that features a steering wheel that turns the front wheels and a proper dashboard.
Pros
Fantastic detail
Proper suspension and moving pistons
Working steering wheel
Cons
Requires batteries
Technic Land Rover Defender
Price: RRP £144.99 | VIEW OFFER
This is a must-have kit for any motoring fan or Land Rover Defender fanatic. It’s not an easy build – our sister publication, CAR, did a review of this set and found it a surprising challenge. There are 2,573 pieces in total. The Defender comes with three differentials, high- and low-ratios, independent suspension for each wheel, accessories and plenty of moving parts.
Pros
Hige amount of detail
Plenty of moving parts
Cons
Quite a challenge to put together
Technic Porsche 911 RSR
Price: RRP £154.99 (Prime) | VIEW OFFER
At 1,580 pieces, the Porsche appears to be considerably less exciting than the kits above. But don’t be fooled. Porsche knows how to deliver and this model is no exception. On the outside, there are black spoked rims, a proper rear diffuser, and aero bodywork at the front.
Open the doors, and inside you’ll find functioning steering, a radar screen, a fire extinguisher system, and even a map of the Laguna Seca circuit on the inside of the driver’s door. There is a proper boxer engine in the back too. The 4.0-litre flat-six has moving pistons that send its power through a visible and functioning differential. A fantastic kit for everyone.
Pros
Opening and closing doors
Moving parts
Cons
Fewer pieces than similarly priced sets
Technic Fast & Furious Dodge Charger
Price: RRP £84.99 | VIEW OFFER
CAR also tackled this 1077-piece kit and enjoyed it because it wasn’t as much of a fiddly challenge as the Land Rover Defender. It’s true to scale as well – 1:13, and you get a load of neat features. The more bespoke details come via a massive, working V8 engine complete with a massive air ram and timing chain, nitrous tanks in the boot and a fire extinguisher in the cockpit. The piece de resistance, though, is a lockable wheelie bar, reminiscent of Toretto’s car tilting back during the drag race with O’Conner in the original film; just without the crash damage at the end of the said drag race.
Pros
Ture to scale
Nice neat features
Working V8 engine
Cons
Can get quite fiddly
Technic Jeep Wrangler
Price: RRP £30.99 | VIEW OFFER
The Rubion Wrangler offers a fun, affordable and alternative design to the supercars and pricey Land Rover. At 665 pieces, it’s still a considerable build and when built, is 24cm long and 12cm tall. Make use of it as a machine too, beyond the shelf. It has amazing axle articulation, proper winch, and functioning steering you control from the rear deck. The doors and bonnet open and the back seat even folds down. Tremendous colour choice too.
Pros
Low cost
Great cheap alternative to the Land Rover
Great features make it more than just a display model
Cons
low pieces for a specialist but good for a novice
Ghostbusters™ ECTO-1
Price: £209.99 | VIEW OFFER
You might not be afraid of no ghost once you’ve built this, but you’ll likely be afraid of your children forever wanting to ‘play’ with it. We love the way it looks from the patches of rust to the lights on the top, you’ll be forever singing the theme tune as you piece this together.
Pros
Great detail
Plenty of pieces
A good size at 19 inches long
Cons
It is not a toy, or is it?
LEGO Technic Control sets:
LEGO Technic App-Controlled Transformation Vehicle
Price: RRP £91.99 | VIEW OFFER
What’s better than one offroad vehicle? One offroad vehicle that, when it flips over, is a different offroad vehicle! This super cool two-in-one tank-style LEGO Technic set is controllable via a smartphone App. Great for kids as this off-road vehicle drives either way up. The only downside is that you cannot take it outdoors. you can still create your own fun as you can build obstacles around the home for it to climb over.
Pros
Controlable from a smartphone App
Drives either way up
Nice features on the LEGO Tehnic CONTROL+ App
Cons
While it looks capable of taking on offroad driving – it’s for domestic use only
LEGO Technic 6×6 Volvo Articulated Hauler
Price: RRP £204.42 | VIEW OFFER
This doesn’t really need an awful lot of explanation to describe how unbelievably cool it is. Buy it, build it, download the app and then you can control your own Articulated Hauler. Forwards, Backwards left and right, you can control the speed and gearing. Not sure if this is for kids or grown-ups, but it is mega.
Pros
Plenty of control in the App
Great levels of articulation
Loads of pieces, over 2,000
Cons
Domestic use only
Requires six AA batteries
LEGO 42129 Technic 4x4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck
Price: RRP £284.99 | VIEW OFFER
The 4x4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial RC Truck model is packed with authentic details, while the price is high you get things like a spinning radiator fan, working suspension on all four wheels and a very detailed gearbox. In a first for LEGO Technic, this model also has a locking differential to help it over rough terrain. We have major wants for this.
Pros
Looks cool
So many details
Over 2,000 pieces
Cons
Requires 6 x AA batteries
Really high price but, it is a piece of machinery
LEGO Creator Expert sets:
Back to the Future Time Machine
Price: RRP £169.99 | VIEW OFFER
Sadly, you cannot go back to the future, that would, of course, mean you were in the future in the first place, but we’re not here to talk about the space/time continuum. More show you the coolest LEGO sets, and this is one of them. Some really neat details and will make you feel just as cool as Marty Mc
Pros
Nice original features
A good number of pieces
Cons
High price but it is cool
Creator Expert Porsche 911
Price: RRP £149.99 | VIEW OFFER
This detailed set of a classic and correct 911 is great fun to make and thoroughly enjoyable to look at afterwards. It has 1,458 pieces that accumulate into a very detailed model. You can modify it as a Targa or hardtop, depending on your frivolity; adjust the driver’s seat, the steering wheel, and gearshift; plus open the rear and you’ll find an air-cooled engine.
Pros
Classic design
A good number of pieces
Cons
High price
LEGO Speed Champions sets:
Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance & Mercedes-AMG Project One
Price: RRP £39.99 | VIEW OFFER
The W12 is the car Lewis Hamilton pushed Max Verstappen all the way in 2021 until Abu Dhabi. If you fancy recreating the race with the correct result and Lewis Hamilton is an eight-time world champion, then this is the set for you. What’s more, you also get THE Project One which, in real life, has a very similar engine to the W12 and is Mercedes AMG’s halo car.
Pros
Great recreations
Good gift for Christmas
Low price
Cons
Can be quite fiddly for younger ones
Koenigsegg Jesko
Price: RRP £17.99 | VIEW OFFER
The mythical Koenigsegg Jesko could be yours at a snip of the price on the road. This set is a joy to put together and will keep young ones busy as they get it all together. LEGO has done a good job with this recreation and it’s certainly a fantastic stocking filler or birthday gift.
Pros
Reasonable price for a quality model
Good gift
Speed Champions Toyota GR Supra
Price: RRP £17.99 | VIEW OFFER
A new addition to the Speed Champions lineup and will be a hit with many fans of the new Toyota Supra. Plus, this version does something the real car can’t: become a convertible.
Pros
Nice price
Accessories
Cons
Easy to lose different wheel covers
LEGO Creator 3in1 sets:
Creator 3in1 Off-road Buggy
Price: RRP £12.99 | VIEW OFFER
3in1 sets are great for littlies with active minds who can’t quite decide which is the best. This off-road buggy transforms into a quad bike and a mini digger to keep everything off-road. Super fun and super easy to put together, they’ll keep your little one entertained.
Pros
Great for kids
Good price
Cons
Little pieces can get lost
Creator 3in1 Sunset Track Racer
Price: RRP £26.88 | VIEW OFFER
This racer can be constructed as a boat or as an open-top racer with an upturned grill like a classic Aston Martin.
Pros
Great for kids
Looks cool
Cons
Getting towards the pricey side
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